Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Vernon
In 1733 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 23) and [his mother] Mary Howard (age 23) were married.
On 9th May 1735 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon was born to [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Howard (age 25).
In 1740 [his mother] Mary Howard (age 30) died.
In 1741 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 31) and [his step-mother] Anne Lee (age 15) were married.
On 10th April 1744 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 35) and [his step-mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 26th November 1744 Christopher Mansel 3rd Baron Mansel (age 24) died. His brother Bussy (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Mansel of Margam, 8th Baronet Mansel of Margam. His daughter [his future wife] Louisa Barbara Mansel (age 11) inherited his estates.
On 16th July 1757 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 22) and Louisa Barbara Mansel (age 24) were married. No issue.
Around 1764 [his daughter] Louisa Barbara Venables-Vernon was born to George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Barbara Mansel (age 30)
On 26th September 1765 [his brother-in-law] George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 29) and [his half-sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 19) were married. He the son of Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 51) and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass. They were first cousins.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1767 Thomas Gainsborough (age 39). Portrait of George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 31). Known as The Hunting Lord.Southampton Art Gallery.
On 16th September 1777 Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 63) drowned in a well at Nuneham House, Oxfordshire whilst trying to rescue his dog. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, 3rd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire. [his half-sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 31) by marriage Countess Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt.
On 14th February 1779 [his half-brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley (age 22) were married.
On 21st August 1780 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 71) died. His son George (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 5th February 1784 [his half-brother] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 62) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
In December 1785 [his daughter] Louisa Barbara Venables-Vernon (age 21) died in the South of France.
On 16th February 1786 [his wife] Louisa Barbara Mansel (age 53) died. Her estates passed to her aunt Mary Mansel.
On 25th May 1786 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 51) and Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon (age 38) were married. She by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
After 25th May 1786 [his daughter] Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield was born to George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 51) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon (age 38). She married 1809 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield, son of Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield and Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield, and had issue.
On 29th November 1795 [his half-brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 48) and [his sister-in-law] Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 28) were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 26th November 1807 [his half-brother] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 50) was elected Archbishop of York.
In 1809 [his son-in-law] Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield (age 27) and [his daughter] Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield (age 22) were married.
On 18th June 1813 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 78) died. His half brother [his half-brother] Henry (age 66) succeeded 3rd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. [his sister-in-law] Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 45) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
After 18th June 1813 Memorial to George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (deceased) and his second wife [his former wife] Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon (age 65) at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map].
Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon: Around 1748 she was born to William Fauquier. On 25th May 1786 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. On 31st May 1823 she died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 31st May 1823 [his former wife] Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon (age 75) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Vernon 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Egerton 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Weston MP 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Weston
Father: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire
GrandMother: Anne Pigot
George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William aka Francis Howard 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Howard 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Gouldwell
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Monson 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Monson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Howard 5th Baron Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Courthope
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Courthope
GrandFather: Thomas Howard 6th Baron Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Pelham 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sackville 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Walsingham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Guildford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Philadelphia Pelham Baroness Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vane of Hadlow in Kent 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vane "The Elder" 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Twyden 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Vane Lady Pelham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Darcy 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Camilla Guicciardini
Mother: Mary Howard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rushie Wentworth 
GrandMother: Mary Wentworth